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    Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Grammys 2013: Frank Ocean always does things his way

    Frank Ocean stood alone onstage, his now trademark headband wrapped tightly, to sing "Forrest Gump" on a set that made it seem as though he were on an outdoor treadmill.
    Frank Ocean stood alone onstage, his now trademark headband wrapped tightly, to sing "Forrest Gump" on a set that made it seem as though he were on an outdoor treadmill. The singer had won two Grammys, had thanked an audience that was just getting to...

    Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment Events, The Black Keys (music group), Music Theater, OFWGKTA (music group)

    2. Dec 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. 2012: From Arab Spring to early winter

    Meteorologists know seasons are predictable. In the weather world, spring is always followed by summer. But the political world is different. Spring can proceed to summer, or it can lead to a sudden onset of winter. That was the case this year in the...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Punishment, Mohamed Morsi, The Wall Street Journal, Elections

    3. Sep 5, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. Mishawaka murder suspect extradited from Africa denied bond

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">ST. JOSEPH COUNTY &ndash;&nbsp;A man accused of murdering a Mishawaka woman, then running away to Africa, was in court on Wednesday afternoon for the first time.</span>
    WSBT-TV
    ST. JOSEPH COUNTY – A man accused of murdering a Mishawaka woman, then running away to Africa, was in court on Wednesday afternoon for the first time. 19-year old William Karimu of Mishawaka appeared in court by video conference wearing a navy blue...

    Tags: Africa, Justice System, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary

    4. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  4. Levitt Pavilion: Breaking camp, becoming All Stars

    It's hard to think of a more harrowing inspiration for a band than that of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. The West African group met in a Guinean refugee camp after fleeing the brutal, decade-long civil war in their native Sierra Leone. But rather than lose hope, the members &mdash; who lost family, friends and limbs in the conflict &mdash; found a way to uplift their people through music.
    It's hard to think of a more harrowing inspiration for a band than that of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. The West African group met in a Guinean refugee camp after fleeing the brutal, decade-long civil war in their native Sierra Leone. But rather than...

    Tags: Festive Events, Western Africa, Radio, Arts and Culture, Refugee

    5. Aug 7, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  5. Suspect in Mishawaka woman's murder arrested in Africa

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">A man accused of murdering an 84-year-old Mishawaka woman during a home invasion in December has been apprehended &mdash; 5,000 miles from the scene of the crime. </span>
    South Bend Tribune Staff Writer
    A man accused of murdering an 84-year-old Mishawaka woman during a home invasion in December has been apprehended — 5,000 miles from the scene of the crime. William Karimu, 19, a native of Sierra Leone, Africa, was arrested by Sierra Leone...

    Tags: Africa, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Chemical Industry

    6. May 10, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Cave Spring High School students help orphans from Sierra Leone

    It's a school project that brings new meaning to the phrase &quot;life intimating art."
    Reporter
    It's a school project that brings new meaning to the phrase "life intimating art." Every year, art students from Cave Spring High School take part in the Memory Project. They draw portraits of orphans all over the world. This year, Cave Spring was...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, High Schools, Education, Caves and Caverns

    7. May 30, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Underground lab turns gold town into scientific hub in search for 'dark matter'

    <span style=&quot;font-size: medium;"><strong>New underground lab turns S. Dakota gold town into scientific hub in search for 'dark matter'</strong></span>
    New underground lab turns S. Dakota gold town into scientific hub in search for 'dark matter' LEAD, S.D. (AP) — Nestled nearly 5,000 feet beneath the earth in the gold boom town of Lead, S.D., is a laboratory that could help scientists answer...

    Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Bangkok (Thailand), Credit and Debt, Juvenile Delinquency

    8. May 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes

    World Now
    Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, 64, will likely spend the rest of his life in jail after a U.N.-backed court sentenced him to 50 years in jail for aiding and abetting war...
    9. May 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Charles Taylor's defense lawyers call 80-year sentence 'excessive'

    World Now
    Charles Taylor's defense lawyers says 80 years jail "excessive": Defense lawyers for former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, convicted of last month of war crimes, said Friday the 80-year jail sentence sought by the prosecution was too harsh. Taylor,...
    10. Apr 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Liberia's Charles Taylor guilty of aiding, abetting war crimes

    World Now
    Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. Taylor faces a possible life sentence for his role in arming ruthless rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone in exchange for "blood...
    11. Apr 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Former prosecutor hails Charles Taylor guilty verdict

    World Now
    Founding prosecutor the the Special Court for Sierra Leone, David M. Crane, hails Charles Taylor's guilty verdict for war crimes: David M. Crane, founding prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, said Thursday’s conviction of former...
    12. Nov 15, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Sierra Leone's crises have global reach

    When the power went out that night, Dr. Ibrahim Thorlie was operating on his fifth patient of the day in a maternity hospital with a shortage of antibiotics and running water. His colleague was doing an emergency caesarean in the next room. In the corridor, a bucket on the floor held a stillborn baby.
    When the power went out that night, Dr. Ibrahim Thorlie was operating on his fifth patient of the day in a maternity hospital with a shortage of antibiotics and running water. His colleague was doing an emergency caesarean in the next room. In the...

    Tags: Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Nursing, New Jersey, Afghanistan

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